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El Paso’s Cinco Puntos Breaches Border with Bilingual Books

Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a mainstay of the catalog.

The El Paso-based publisher of this year’s PEN/Faulkner Award, has carved a niche as a purveyor of bilingual books in translation by focusing on the US-Mexico border region.

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Did Commitment to Freedom of Speech Undo FIL’s Last Leader?

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As executive director of FIL Guadalajara, Nubia Macías, demonstrated her staunch support for freedom of speech. And two related events may have led to her resignation.

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Deceptive Demographics and Our Elusive American Friends

Marisol Schulz, the new executive director of FIL Guadalajara

Julieta Lionetti questions why Planeta was ever seduced by the tens of millions of Spanish-speaking Americans and if the Guadalajara Book Fair is following in its footsteps.

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Breaking Down Barriers for Mexican Graphic Novels

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Citing Mexico’s tradition of pictorial storytelling and penchant for the surreal, publisher Editorial Resistencia makes the case that the graphic novel is the ideal format for Mexican readers.

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Regional Reach, Local Focus Key to RHM’s Strategy in the Americas

Cristóbal Pera

Random House Mondadori’s strategy in the Americas has been to provide regional coverage with a tight focus on local markets. Cristóbal Pera of RHM Mexico explains how they do it.

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SURVEY: Which Spanish Ebook Market in the Americas Has Greatest Potential?

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Digital books have yet to fully take hold in the Spanish-speaking countries of Central and Latin America. Which country has the greatest potential?

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Why Publishers Need to Collaborate with Tech Companies

Bill McCoy (photo: ebookpro.jp)

At the Guadalajara Book Fair, Bill McCoy of the IDPF and Pablo Defendini of Safari Books encouraged publishers to abandon DRM, and set their own prices.

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Peruvian Publishing Enjoying Peak Production

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Peruvian publishing is enjoying record growth thanks to zero VAT on books, increased exports and investment, more government purchases and a rising literary profile.

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E-books May Solve Latin America’s Library Problem

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In Latin America, e-books are a huge opportunity for governments to provide their citizens with access to quality content while overcoming the problem of distribution.

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Mexico’s Largest Children’s Library Opens with 3,000 E-books

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The largest children’s library in Mexico—Biblioteca BS-IBBY México—in Mexico City boasts some 25,000 titles, of which more than 3,000 are in digital format.

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